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ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?



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tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.



ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.

Link? How was it rushed? It seems pretty polished to me.



@badclown LOL!!!

OT: Does that mean U3 in 2 years?



silicon said:
@badclown LOL!!!

OT: Does that mean U3 in 2 years?

I doubt we'll get U3 so early. I can see them finally acknowledging the requests to make a current gen Jak game next.



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ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.

Blasphemy! Uncharted has too much polish to be a "rushed" game, I would expect a comment like this from someone who has never played the game.  The game is one of the greatest games of this gen and a testiment to the craftmenship of ND.



tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.

Link? How was it rushed? It seems pretty polished to me.

I would also like to know, it's probably one of the best polished, non rushed seeming game I've played this gen.



tedsteriscool said:
silicon said:
@badclown LOL!!!

OT: Does that mean U3 in 2 years?

I doubt we'll get U3 so early. I can see them finally acknowledging the requests to make a current gen Jak game next.

Yes please give us a next gen Jak and Daxter game



tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.

Link? How was it rushed? It seems pretty polished to me

The game is good but not amazing (as many fans here would have you believe). U2 however, benefited with the extra development time gone to making the game better rather than creating everything from the ground up (and the reviews showed this improvement). U1 would have greatly benefited from more development time (and hopefully somethign a little longer...).

FF 13 and GT5 are much, much larger games than Uncharted (FF 13 alone is probably bigger than both games combined, and then some) and of course, will take more time to complete. I'm not trying to argue Uncharted is bad or anything, they are great, I just think you are giving ND to much credit for developing a game in 2 years.

The only time I think game development from a company has been impressively fast was with Rare an the N64, they had an excellent game out every year,all of which scoring 90+ on metacritic. 2 years, in my opinion, is not impressive. If Uncharted 2 came out when Uncharted 1 did, then I would be impressed.



ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
ph4nt said:
tedsteriscool said:
Amazing how they can pump out one of the best games this gen in under 2 years, when it takes games like FF XIII (6 years) and GT5 (5 years)...

FF 13 and GT5 also didn't have their entire graphics engine built already and assets from a previous game on the same platform to use. They also didn't have the gameplay fundamentals already done.

It's easier to make sequels. case in point: Gears 2, Halo ODST, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.

ND were able to make U1 and U2 in less time...how about if I word it like that?

U1 suffered the blow of being rushed.

wut?



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